- America’s New Wildfire Risk Goes Beyond Forests | Grassland and shrubland fires burn more land and destroy more homes across the United States than forest fires, a new study found. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/09/climate/forest-fires-grasslands.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9Uw.Zb6s._2R7jtdujiF9 5 comments climate
- Warming Made Siberian Fires Worse. The Trend Will Continue, Scientists Say. Nearly 23 million acres burned from 1982 to 2020. But almost half of that occurred in 2019 and 2020, and the region may be near a threshold beyond which extreme fires become more common. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/03/climate/siberia-fires-climate-change.html 2 comments climate
- Despite advancing explorations beyond Earth, space is still largely a mystery to us. Whether he Balls of burning gas; holes that trap light and everything else; stars made out of diamonds; these are but a few of the many things that make our space a scary but wondrous place. https://www.factsshell.com/2021/10/15-interesting-facts-about-space.html 6 comments science
- Leftist Shining Path militants killed at least 18 people, including two children, in a remote region of Peru known for coca production and burned some of the bodies beyond recognition. Pamphlets encouraging Peruvians to refrain from voting in the June 6 presidential election were found at the site https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20210525-two-children-among-18-killed-in-peru-pre-election-jungle-massacre 4 comments worldnews
- Climate activists must look beyond government to community solutions and common sense practices. Australia can’t be in vain. Decades of scientific proof was pushed aside while pride, greed & willful ignorance let her burn. It’s not that complicated. https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/land/aboriginal-fire-management#toc2 9 comments worldnews
- The Shift To Solar, Wind, & Electric Vehicles Is Too Monumental To Overstate. After countless generations of burning stuff for energy and light, we are entering a phase in human history where we can go beyond fire. Phase 2 of civilization (in an energy sense) is now beginning. https://cleantechnica.com/2019/09/15/the-shift-to-solar-wind-electric-vehicles-is-too-monumental-to-overstate/ 89 comments energy
- About one-fifth of the Amazon has been cut and burned in Brazil. Scientists warn that losing another fifth will trigger the feedback loop known as dieback, in which the forest begins to dry out and burn in a cascading system collapse, beyond the reach of any subsequent human intervention or regret. https://theintercept.com/2019/07/06/brazil-amazon-rainforest-indigenous-conservation-agribusiness-ranching/ 18 comments worldnews
- About one-fifth of the Amazon has been cut and burned in Brazil. Scientists warn that losing another fifth will trigger the feedback loop known as dieback, in which the forest begins to dry out and burn in a cascading system collapse, beyond the reach of any subsequent human intervention or regret. https://theintercept.com/2019/07/06/brazil-amazon-rainforest-indigenous-conservation-agribusiness-ranching/ 14 comments worldnews
- 11 EU nations to keep burning coal beyond 2030 https://www.montelnews.com/en/story/11-eu-nations-to-keep-burning-coal-beyond-2030--study/1013593 18 comments europe
- On January 9, 2014, a fireball burned through the skies just off the northeast coast of Papua New Guinea—possibly the first known rock from beyond the solar system to crash into Earth's atmosphere. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/04/interstellar-meteor-may-have-hit-earth-fireball-oumuamua-avi-loeb/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=reddit::cmp=editorial::add=rt20190416science-interstellarmeteor::rid= 8 comments space
- “Ambition Beyond Being Such a Pathetic Secretary of State”: As the World Burns and Trump Unravels, Mike Pompeo Is Acting a Lot Like a Guy Running for President https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/03/mike-pompeo-politics-2020 15 comments politics
- Burns launches a slapper top-shelf from beyond the blue line https://twitter.com/nhl/status/802275832332886016 42 comments hockey
- Man kills woman a month after being granted bail for assaulting her... Burned body beyond recognition. (Toronto, Canada) http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/crime/article/1318042--etobicoke-murder-victim-was-burned-beyond-recognition-after-assault 4 comments worldnews
- Afghan human rights groups have noticed a sharp rise in the number of self-immolations across the country by women who are so desperate, so hopeless, they think the only escape is to burn themselves beyond recognition. http://abcnews.go.com/international/desperate-afghan-women-setting-fire/story?id=17935217 24 comments worldnews
- Shock burns cable thief beyond recognition http://www.reuters.com/article/newsone/idusl0824316120071008 3 comments reddit.com
- Authorities find body of black transgender woman, Bee Love Slater, burned beyond recognition: report https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/461456-authorities-find-body-of-black-transgender-woman-bee-love 5 comments politics